Optical Coatings Engineer

Apple is seeking an Optical Coatings Engineer to lead overall investigation on components to support display and optical sensing products roadmap development. You will work with suppliers and internal diverse multi-functional teams at Apple to craft the hardware technologies that go into Apple products. The team features a diverse engineering roster including optical engineers, materials engineers, mechanical engineers, chemists, physicists, human perception experts, and product design engineers. We work at a fast pace and require everyone to be highly self-motivated. A successful candidate needs to be a flexible thinker and be able to problem solve alongside a team with diverse multi-functional abilities.

In this role, you will develop and investigate optical coatings, thin films, and interference optical filters for improvements for our Displays. The role has ownership of technologies from R&D to implementation and will touch real products across our cross-functional teams.

BS in Material Science, Optics, Engineering Physics, Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field with a minimum of 10 years relevant industry experience \nExperience in optical coating process and equipment. \nExperience of optical coating and thin film characterization and metrologies.

MS or PhD in Material Science, Optics, Engineering Physics, Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent\nHands-on experience and consistent track record in relevant areas in optical coatings, especially vacuum deposition coatings by either ion assisted E-beam evaporation or sputtering. \nExpertise in sophisticated process technology development, and associated equipments & process enablement including semiconductor manufacturing. \nExperience in design of experiments and corresponding statistical data analysis\nDemonstrated ability to solve complex material and interface challenges in a manufacturing setting\nDemonstrated knowledge of optical coatings design and its implementation into production processes including corresponding design rules\nKnowledgeable of thin film deposition and corresponding metrology methods (ex. PVD, CVD, ALD, XPS, SEM, TEM, AFM, and XRD, etc.)\nUnderstanding of optical coatings design, finite element analysis (FEA), light-matter interactions and corresponding basics. \nOutstanding written and oral communication skills in English \nDemonstrated ability to lead and coordinate a multi-functional team \nExperience leading domestic and international vendors